Acts of undressing : politics, eroticism, and discarded clothing /

Acts of undressing : politics, eroticism, and discarded clothing /

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"The act of undressing has a multitude of meanings, which vary dramatically when this commonly private gesture is presented for public consumption. This ground-breaking book explores the significance of undressing in various cultural and social contexts. As we are increasingly obsessed with dre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brownie, Barbara (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Series:Dress, body, culture
Subjects:
Clothing and dress > Symbolic aspects.
Human body > Symbolic aspects.
Clothing and dress > Social aspects.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note:
  • Introduction Chapter 1: Private Acts, Public Display
  • Chapter 2: Narrative Tease: Neo-burlesque and Storytelling through Striptease
  • Chapter 3: 'Where the Garment Gapes': The Eroticism of Intermittence
  • Chapter 4: Deviance and Disruption: Streaking, Mooning and Flashing
  • Chapter 5: Make Love, Not War: Conflict, Resistance and the Revolutionary Body
  • Chapter 6: Abandoned Clothes: Separating Dress from Body Conclusion Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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